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¿Qué Onda Vos? Speaking Guatemalan Spanish

So you’ve been to your Spanish classes and you know your subjunctive from your preterit. But next time you’re at the cantina you may notice that it is all USELESS. You’re drowning in a sea of slang and sayings. Someone calls you a huevón – do you buy them a drink or smack them in the face?

Relax. Here at XelaWho we’ve teamed up with the esteemed Juan Carlos Martínez, author of the most excellent ¿Qué onda vos? (i.e. What’s Up, Dude?), the definitive guide to Guatemalan slang and sayings. These handy little excerpts will help you fit in, stand out and generally make your vocabulary more…colorful.